Gulf S.I.R. Co. v. Still

Appellee brought this action in the circuit court of Forrest county, to recover damages against appellant for an injury received by him while attempting to board one of appellant’s moving freight trains in the city of Jackson; the injury was alleged to have been caused by the negligence of appellant’s employees operating the train. The trial resulted in a judgment of one thousand dollars in favor of appellee. From that judgment appellant prosecutes this appeal.

Appellant requested a directed verdict in its favor, which the court refused to grant. That action of the court is the principal…